A Muslim community building next to a mosque in Worcester faced a ‘deliberate act of arson,’ a Muslim welfare association said on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Community building, next to a new mosque, belonging to Worcester Muslim Welfare Association (WMWA) in Worcester, West Midlands of England, was targeted by a male suspect early hours on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WMWA said in a statement that the building was the Unity House Community Hub on Stanley Road, Worcester, which was subjected to a “deliberate act of arson”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Video clips circulating on social media show a man setting a fire near the building before running away as flames grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The group said the matter has been reported to West Mercia Police, adding that the incident has caused “enormous distress across our community”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We cannot and will not view it in isolation,” said the statement, recalling that this came during the holy month of Ramadan, shortly after the deeply disturbing attack on a mosque in Manchester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We believe this to be a racially and religiously motivated Islamophobic act of hatred.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Manchester, police arrested one man and began searching for another on Wednesday who are believed to have carried weapons, including an axe and a knife, into the Manchester Central Mosque during Tarawih prayers. – AA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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